As I look back on Gerda's story and the second half of the book, she really does go into depth on what is happening during the ending of The Holocaust. The death march was the scariest part of the entire story. So many people died during the death march. They started out with 4000 people and only ended up with about 130 girls at the end of the death march. The girls not knowing where they would end up sleeping at night, not knowing when the next time they would be able to eat, or even be randomly shot by a guard had to be hard on them, not mentioning how cold it was. When Gerda said that it was so cold that they could break off limbs of toes and not feel them, my stomach could only turn at the thought, not to mention actually seeing it. The hardest part of the story had to be in the end, when all of Gerda's friends died. She had lost Ilse; someone who did so much for her, and actually helped save Gerda's life! Gerda also lost many friend at the end of the war. They were so close, but were not able to survive a moment longer.
At the hospital, i thought it was very sweet all of the wonderful things Kurt did for her. He made her feel like she wasn't alone. She accomplished so many things because of Kurt. If it wasn't for Kurt she might not be able to walk again, because she only wanted to empress him, that is why she learned to walk. She also learned English, by him bringing Gerda magazines. He brought her laughter, and happiness, and she no longer felt as though she was alone. Then end of Gerda's story was a wonderful ending, and she deserves everything she now has, because she suffered tremendously during The Holocaust.